Sixth Completion of 2013 - 1959 Imperial Custom

[Steve_L]

These are pictures of my 1959 Imperial Custom project.

I grew up in the 1950's and I have always really liked the styling of the 1958-9 Imperial.



When I saw Jimmy Flintstone's new 1959 Imperial resin kit, I knew I wanted to build one. I acquired the body, de-flashed it, soaked it in Westley's Blech-White and ordered the front and rear bumpers from Modelhaus. After a few weeks, the bumpers arrived and I was ready to go.



The kit is barebones, which made it an easy decision to build it as a slammer. I prepared the body by sanding it with 800 and 1000 grit sandpaper. I slammed the car to the ground and the large chrome wheels and tires from the Revell 1957 Chevy 2-door gave me the look I wanted.

After two failed paint jobs, I got restless and decided to go for an "over the top" look. I primed the body with Duplicolor white sandable primer. I used Krylon Silver Glitter Blast paint and covered that with many coats of Plaid Hi-Shine glaze.











If you like the Glitter Blast look (mega-metal flake?), please know that it is messy to use. The spray emits lots of free glitter particles, so I decided to paint it outdoors. The resulting surface is rough and required quite a few coats of the Plaid Hi-Shine glaze. I used my dehydrater after each set of three heavy coats and that worked well for me.

It wasn't a detailed build, but it was a fun project and resulted in, at least, a good shelf model.

Enjoy!

[lazlow]

sweet paint

laz

[TooOld]

It looks pretty cool !

You're right about the Glitter Blast . I used it on a build about a year ago ( outside on my driveway ) and I'm still finding glitter inside my garage !